Haeinsa Temple

Here are a couple of shots taken yesterday at Haeinsa Temple in Hapcheon, Gyeongsangnam-do.

Don’t forget to see them in full size via the Flickr slideshow.

See the rest in the May issue of SEOUL magazine.

This entry was written by Robert Koehler, posted on April 14, 2008 at 11:33 am, filed under Photos of Korea. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

judge judy

Posted April 14, 2008 at 3:30 pm | Permalink

that’s it? five pics?
bumfromkorea

Posted April 14, 2008 at 3:44 pm | Permalink

@#1
“See the rest in the May issue of SEOUL magazine.”

Robert, is SEOUL magazine free distribution, or paid subscription?

Wrong thread, but my mother absolutely loved your pictures of cherry blossoms in Jeongdok Library. Our family used to go to the streaks of one in 여의도.
sanshinseon

Posted April 15, 2008 at 4:30 pm | Permalink

Nice shots as usual Robert — although that first one of the doorway is pretty cliché — who hasn’t taken that one?

I’m glad that you’re doing Haein-sa — i’m taking my Korean Buddhism class there for a Temple-Stay-in-English weekend-program at the end of this month… expected to be wonderful.
Alejandro Marivosa

Posted April 16, 2008 at 11:45 am | Permalink

After watching the Nyusu Hu expose the other day, I can’t see a Korean monk without wondering what kind of luxury import car he drives. Porsches are apparently a fave with the Chogye crowd.
Boyd R. Jones

Posted April 17, 2008 at 12:12 am | Permalink

A priori, it seems to be a Confucian (i.e., Chinese) temple? Looks similar to many I see in Greater China.

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